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United States Senate
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
July 13, 1963
Honorable Stewart L. Udall
The Secretary of the Interior Department of the Interior
Washington 25, D. C.
Dear Stewart:
Last Thursday, July 11, we talked about the Central Arizona Project and other plans for solving the water needs of the Pacific Southwest. At that time, you told me of your forthcoming talk with Governor Brown of California and proposed a meeting around the 23rd of July between yourself, Governor Brown, myself and possibly the two Senators from California. As I understand it, you felt there was a good chance that Governor Brown and other California interests would support the following program:
1. Creation of a regional account into which would go all power revenues from hydroelectric developments on the Colorado River below Glen Canyon Dam, including revenues from power operations at Hoover Dam. Such account would be used to finance such water projects in the Pacific Southwest as should prove desirable and economically feasible.
2. Congressional authorization of the Central Arizona Project without awaiting studies to determine the feasibility of other regional projects. This would mean a favorable report on the Central Arizona Project by the Bureau of Reclamation at an early date and Congressional hearings on the Central Arizona Project bill as soon as we feel prepared and ready for such hearings.
3. Prompt Congressional authorization of the Dixie Project in Utah.
4. Study and formulation of plans looking toward Congressional authorization of water projects for the benefit of California and other areas within the Pacific Southwest and construction of such projects when their feasibility has been determined.

United States Senate
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
July 13, 1963
Honorable Stewart L. Udall
The Secretary of the Interior Department of the Interior
Washington 25, D. C.
Dear Stewart:
Last Thursday, July 11, we talked about the Central Arizona Project and other plans for solving the water needs of the Pacific Southwest. At that time, you told me of your forthcoming talk with Governor Brown of California and proposed a meeting around the 23rd of July between yourself, Governor Brown, myself and possibly the two Senators from California. As I understand it, you felt there was a good chance that Governor Brown and other California interests would support the following program:
1. Creation of a regional account into which would go all power revenues from hydroelectric developments on the Colorado River below Glen Canyon Dam, including revenues from power operations at Hoover Dam. Such account would be used to finance such water projects in the Pacific Southwest as should prove desirable and economically feasible.
2. Congressional authorization of the Central Arizona Project without awaiting studies to determine the feasibility of other regional projects. This would mean a favorable report on the Central Arizona Project by the Bureau of Reclamation at an early date and Congressional hearings on the Central Arizona Project bill as soon as we feel prepared and ready for such hearings.
3. Prompt Congressional authorization of the Dixie Project in Utah.
4. Study and formulation of plans looking toward Congressional authorization of water projects for the benefit of California and other areas within the Pacific Southwest and construction of such projects when their feasibility has been determined.